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Layne Beachley posted the highest heat score of the day (12.85 out of 20) to advance to the semi finals where she will face Chelsea Georgeson.
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Roxy Jam UK (May 21-27) Live on www.aspworldtour.com & www.roxyjam.com
Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)
2005 Women's World Championship Tour (WCT)
SCINTILLATING SEMIFINAL SET TO RUN AT THE ROXY JAM UK
Thursday, 26 May, 2005 (Perranporth, Cornwall, England): The quarterfinals of the Roxy Jam UK ran this morning and have set the scene for a scintillating semifinal set to start at 3:30pm this afternoon. The talent-packed field of eight top-notch quarterfinalists was whittled down to four in testing two foot surf earlier today.
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Longboard sensation and Roxy model Kassia Meador (USA) on her way to surf in the Evian Longboard Expression Session.
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Australian rookie Rebecca Woods ousted yet another World Championship Tour (WCT) veteran, last year's world title runner-up Rochelle Ballard (HAW), in the first heat of the day. A disappointed Ballard sought consolation from her coach afterward.
Woods, who ascended to eighth on the ASP world ratings after coming third at the Billabong Pro Tahiti, took out current world number three Megan Abubo (HAW) yesterday.
Heat two was a relatively wave starved one in which neither Keala Kennelly (HAW) nor reigning world champ Sofia Mulanovich (PER) scored over a 5.00. Mulanovich, who took the lead halfway through the heat, managed to hold it and advance to the semis where she'll meet Woods.
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A disapointed Rochelle Ballard (Haw) is comforted by her coach moments after she lost out to Rebecca Woods (Aus) in the quarterfinals.
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Quarterfinal number three was won by Chelsea Georgeson (AUS). Jacqueline Silva (BRA) was unable to repeat the dying-second success she enjoyed in round three against Samantha Cornish (AUS) yesterday. Silva finished equal fifth.
Layne Beachley (AUS) looked strong in quarterfinal four against Trudy Todd. Beachley's patience and superior wave selection skills captured the former world champ the highest heat total of the round. Beachley meets Georgeson in semifinal number two.
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Chelsea Georgeson (Aus) powered to the semifinals where she will face 6 times ASP world champ Layne Beachley.
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Each of the four potential final scenarios are sure to entertain. If Woods causes an upset and beats Mulanovich, the rookie will make her first WCT final ever. Mulanovich vs. Beachley would mark the second final the world champions have surfed this year (the first being the Roxy Pro in Fiji which was won by Mulanovich) and if Georgeson beats Beachley to advance, the two top ASP rated surfers will battle it out in a budding world title race.
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SEMIFINALS: 1st advances to FINAL, 2nd finishes equal 3rd and receives US$4,250
H1: Rebecca Woods (AUS) vs. Sofia Mulanovich (PER)
H2: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) vs. Layne Beachley (AUS)
QUARTERFINALS: 1st advances to SEMIFINALS, 2nd finishes equal 5th and receives US$3,000
H1: Rebecca Woods (AUS) 12.50 def. Rochelle Ballard (HAW) 8.65
H2: Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 9.00 def. Keala Kennelly (HAW) 6.90
H3: Chelsea Georgeson (AUS) 12.10 def. Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 10.40
H4: Layne Beachley (AUS) 12.85 def. Trudy Todd (AUS) 8.65
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